Places where elevation plays a major role in snowfall total? (recorded, precipitation)

[VulcanRabbi]

What are areas you know of where elevation (among other factors) plays a critical role in where snow will fall and how much accumulates?

[BullochResident]

Flagstaff, Arizona

[Botev1912]

Washington, Oregon, California.

[Joe90]

I would have thought most anywhere cold enough to get snow, would qualify - where I am, sees snow about once every 34 years on average (with some areas never having recorded snow), yet only 10km away snow will fall 30-40 times a year, while 15km away the snow lies for 5-6 months.

Parts of the South Island's west coast would only see snow about once every 5-10 years, yet are within 20km of what is probably the snowiest location on the planet.

[ADCS]

Fraser Valley, BC. Winter precipitation forecasts often mention snow starting above 500 - 1000 m.

[bluescreen73]

Monument, Colorado. It lies along the I-25 corridor between Denver and Colorado Springs, but it gets roughly twice the snow because of its location. It sits at 7100' near the top of the Palmer Divide, an area of uplift that runs east-west for about 80 miles from the foot of the Rampart Range. The divide acts as a natural barrier between Denver and Colorado Springs, and it provides the perfect conditions for upslope snow events.

[Jakobsli]

West coast of Norway from south to pretty far north

[marlaver]

High altitudes of Peru would be the major example of this, then followed by Tibet-Himalayas. In the case of Peru, had the Andes there being 2000m lower (like the Alps for instance), and snow would be almost non-existant, while in real life they have more tropical glaciers than anywhere.

[Corey the Otter]

The Rocky Mountains especially along the continental divide.

[Ed's Mountain]

Originally Posted by Joe90

I would have thought most anywhere cold enough to get snow, would qualify - where I am, sees snow about once every 34 years on average (with some areas never having recorded snow), yet only 10km away snow will fall 30-40 times a year, while 15km away the snow lies for 5-6 months.

Parts of the South Island's west coast would only see snow about once every 5-10 years, yet are within 20km of what is probably the snowiest location on the planet.

Indeed. Unless he was just looking for a list of places with mountains nearby, logic would dictate that the esteemed Vulcan was actually seeking places where within a single circumscribed locale there is a wide range of snowfall. Somewhere like Los Angeles County perhaps where the average annual snow ranges from 0 cm to 900 cm.